Barriers in the Academic Adaptation Among Students in the U.S. on the Chinese-Foreign Higher Education Cooperation Program from Anhui Province, China

Yifan Wang; Karthiyaini Devarajoo

doi:10.54097/ijeh.v2i2.279

Authors

Yifan Wang
Karthiyaini Devarajoo

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54097/ijeh.v2i2.279

Keywords:

CFHECP Students, Cross-cultural Adaptation, Academic Adaptation, Barriers, Qualitative, NVivo11.

Abstract

This study uses a qualitative research approach to explore the barriers in the academic adaptation of CFHECP students’ cross-cultural adaptation in the U.S. In order to improve the reliability and validity of the research, this study selected 6 students and 3 faculty members from 3 related programs as the interviewees, and conducted in-depth analysis of the interview transcripts with the help of qualitative analysis software NVivo11.The analysis yielded three domains from the data: barriers of the English language, learning shock, overloaded academic requirements. Implications of this study for policy makers, CFHECP students, and the teaching staff are discussed.

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